Kobe died in helicopter crash

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Very normal and good to judge people on how they process grief. Everyone does it differently and it’s fine.

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Everyone dies, but not everyone dies at 41 with their teenage daughter in a horrible accident.

I agree that death isn't enough, but that's not why Cuban did it.

Yeah, I don't think dying after you've retired in a helicopter crash is a legitimate reason for a team not associated with him to retire his number. It's a stretch..a huge stretch. I'd be much more ok with them retiring Duncan's number...and no, he doesn't even have to die (and no, I'd never retire Duncan's number even if he died with a plane full of nuns carrying food to needy children in Africa). The battles between him and Dirk are legendary and will always be a part of Mavericks lore.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

Yeah, I don't think dying after you've retired in a helicopter crash is a legitimate reason for a team not associated with him to retire his number. It's a stretch..a huge stretch.

Well, it caught on around the league, so Cuban is coming out of this looking like the good guy. The optics are on his side.

[Underdog]

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by Underdog

I'm sure that was ordered by Cuban.... has to kiss ass at every opportunity.. He's the Ben and Skin of NBA ownership..

[sefant77]

Thank god i dont have your moral compass

[Jack.Kerr]

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Originally Posted by sefant77

Thank god i dont have your moral compass

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Please don’t make personal comments about other posters.

Talk basketball here. Don’t go after others personally

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[sefant77]

Dude goes nonstop after Cuban for personal reasons like hanging Kobe billboards outside the AAC ...something pretty much every single team did...so yeah, im calling him out.

[saclare]

Yea, not the best take on the whole thing. Cuban a kiss-ass? Hmmmm

[Jack.Kerr]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Dude goes nonstop after Cuban for personal reasons like hanging Kobe billboards outside the AAC ...something pretty much every single team did...so yeah, im calling him out.

It's not your place to "call out" anybody.

Besides, we're here to discuss basketball only, not make personal attacks rich with irony. The moderator people said so.

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by Jack.Kerr

It's not your place to "call out" anybody.

Yes, i have this place in my heart, my parents teached me this way.

Besides, we're here to discuss basketball only, not make personal attacks rich with irony. The moderator people said so.

You do realize that the whole discussion started because the user repeatedly attacked Cuban for his personal decisions how to handle the death of one of the biggest NBA icons in the past 20 years, the guy Cuban also faced the past 20 years etc etc.

Attacking Cuban for Billboards outside the AAC etc, that is not really "discussing basketball", right?

So going after me because of "personal attacks" because i critizied a user for his non basketball-related attacks against the team owner....yeah, thats also rich with irony.

[EricaLubarsky]

Please don’t make personal comments about other posters.

Talk basketball here. Don’t go after others personally. Cuban is a public figure. Feel free to criticize him, but please don't attack posters.

[Jack.Kerr]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Please don’t make personal comments about other posters.

Talk basketball here. Don’t go after others personally. Cuban is a public figure. Feel free to criticize him, but please don't attack posters.

Thank you. That is very helpful to keeping a civil tone here. Thank you again. Also, thank you.